I have sent the following email to the general information email address and the media contact person.

Dear The Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia

I have been advised that the RASWA is not providing bicycle parking at this Royal Show? Can you please clarify if this is in effect the state of affairs? If it is, can you please explain why the RASWA is taking such a discriminatory stance more so given concerns in todays society with respect to health and the environment. How does this stance encourage people to take a more positive approach to visiting the Royal Show.

"The Royal Agricultural Society of WA is a member-based not for profit organisation which works year round to promote primary industries. We have close links to regional agricultural societies and livestock breed societies. We support community and junior sporting groups which use Claremont Showground. We encourage regional and agricultural students through our involvement in educational scholarships and competitions which enhance the skills and opportunities of young people. The Perth Royal Show competitions benchmark excellence across a range of industries including wine making, beer production, dairy, food production, clothing production, the arts and sport. We recognise the achievements of individuals through the Agricultural Hall of Fame, the Community Rural Achiever and the Rural Ambassador competitions."

I am struggling to show how your alleged stance on bicycling fits with this statement and look forward to your explanation.

Got this reply to my email this morning from Martin Molony, CEO of the The Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia.

Hi AndrewThanks for this suggestionWe will attempt to provide racks near gates 1 and 10

we do not have a stance on not providing racks, this is an oversight and we will correct it asapwe want to encourage people to travel by public transport and cycling due to the limited parking in the area